had a journal calling out to colorists to color a piece of his. I was a little nervous at first, since I've never colored someone else's artwork before. It was a welcome challenge. I didn't do much to his lines except darken them, because I wanted to keep the detail and texture as intact as possible so you could see his unique way of rendering. I had a lot of fun with this, especially since Chris's rendering style is so much more loose than mine.

Hope you like it and thanks for looking!4-5 hours with Corel Painter X

Thanks! I might have to revisit this some time; my coloring skills have improved quite a bit since I did this. did an awesome job drawing it. Feel free to check out his gallery, he has a lot of other neat stuff.

Thrift stores usually have some articles of note if you're handy with needle and thread. In a similar vein, do not be afraid to dumpster dive. I've found large leather sample books, reams of cloth, old clocks with brass gears, et cetera thrown out with the rubbish. I do admit that I do not encourage everyone to do it but if one wants something bad enough, one will do what one needs to do to achieve it. Also a book I recommend is Steampunk: Gear, Gadgets, and Gizmos by Thomas Willeford. I think it has the the potential to flare a volatile imagination. With a how-to format and some simple schematics one could easily make goggles, re-breather and various sundries.